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�Those of us who have been through cancer know that surviving treatment isn�t where the cancer journey ends. In fact, for many of us, this is where the hardest part of the journey begins.� - Saskia Lightstar, The Cancer Misfit: A Guide to Navigating Life After Treatment

Ways to Good Mental Health During Your Cancer Journey

Uncancer12 Nov, 2021Health

Living with the physical, emotional and psychological burden of a cancer diagnosis and treatment is a form of chronic stress. Anyone who is diagnosed with cancer, no matter how resilient he or she is, will have some level of emotional and mental upheaval associated with it. For a majority of cancer patients, thankfully, this is short lived and knowing how to take care of yourself and what resources are available is invaluable.

constipation and cancer

Uncancer23 Oct, 2021Health

Whether due to surgery, chemotherapy, pain medications or because of other medical conditions, constipation can start as an uncomfortable feeling and progress to a painful affair. How you manage it depends on how you define the kind of constipation you experience. The condition is relative, referring to a shift from the normal in bowel movement for a person. Normal bowel movement can vary from once or twice a day to onee in two days even. One definition of the condition is the "four toos ? stools that are too hard, too small, too difficult to expel, and too infrequent".

The Link Between Obesity and Cancer Risk?

Uncancer23 Oct, 2021Health

It is incredibly alarming than two-thirds of American adults are overweight and obese. Even worse, it is predicted that by 2030, 85% of all U.S. adults will be overweight or obese. Obesity is a risk factor for several health conditions. Compared with people of normal weight, those who are overweight or obese are at increased risk for many diseases, including diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and cancer.

cancer and losing weight

Uncancer21 Oct, 2021Health

As we spoke about in the previous blog, there is increasing evidence that in a certain percentage of the population, obesity is not only a risk factor for developing cancer, it is also associated with a worse prognosis and an increased risk for recurrence for those that have cancer. Data from several countries indicates that in the next 15 years, obesity will overtake smoking as a leading cause of preventable cases of cancer.